Fleet compliance check summary report, 2014 to 2015
Published 19 November 2015
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
1. About this summary report
As a commercial driver, you might be asked to stop by the police or a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) officer. They can stop lorries, buses and coaches.
The police and DVSA have the power to carry out spot checks on your vehicle and issue prohibitions if necessary.
Find out more about roadside vehicle checks for commercial drivers.
1.1 What this report shows
This report summarises the roadworthiness and traffic compliance of:
- Great Britain registered public service vehicles
- all heavy goods vehicles and trailers
The checks detailed in this report were carried out on randomly selected vehicles at randomly selected roadside sites throughout Great Britain.
This report has been prepared for DVSA by the Department for Transport’s In House Analytical Consultancy.
2. Prohibition or serious offence
2.1 Summary for 2014 to 2015
Vehicle type | Vehicles issues with a prohibition/serious offence | Vehicles not issued with a prohibition/serious offence | Total vehicles checked |
---|---|---|---|
Great Britain vehicle | 240 | 2,335 | 2,575 |
Great Britain trailer | 135 | 1,240 | 1,375 |
Great Britain traffic | 210 | 2,371 | 2,581 |
Non-Great Britain vehicle | 382 | 2,152 | 2,534 |
Non-Great Britain trailer | 514 | 1,945 | 2,459 |
Non-Great Britain traffic | 419 | 2,155 | 2,574 |
PSV vehicle (condition) | 122 | 1,339 | 1,461 |
PSV traffic (coach)* | 92 | 1,170 | 1,262 |
*2013/2014 offence rate.
Prohibition and serious offence rate
Vehicle type | % of vehicles stopped that led to a prohibition or serious offence |
---|---|
Great Britain vehicle | 9.3% |
Great Britain trailer | 9.8% |
Great Britain traffic | 8.1% |
Non-Great Britain vehicle | 15.1% |
Non-Great Britain trailer | 20.9% |
Non-Great Britain traffic | 16.3% |
PSV vehicle (condition) | 8.4% |
PSV traffic (coach)* | 7.3% |
*2013/2014 offence rate.
2.2 Historical information
The tables below show the historic figure on the number of stops and prohibitions issued by DVSA.
Where ‘No data’ shows, it’s because either:
- the checks were done in alternate years
- no records are available
Number of prohibitions issued
Vehicle type | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Great Britain HGV | 596 | 506 | 408 | 464 | 518 | 372 | 310 | No data | 368 | No data | 374 | 252 | 259 | 275 | 240 |
Great Britain trailer | 218 | 166 | 166 | 258 | 243 | 128 | 177 | No data | 186 | No data | 227 | 170 | 161 | 180 | 135 |
Great Britain traffic | 209 | 217 | 250 | 344 | 409 | 291 | 322 | No data | 472 | No data | 425 | 316 | 355 | 258 | 210 |
Non-Great Britain HGV | No data | No data | No data | No data | 173 | No data | 612 | No data | 469 | No data | 592 | 343 | 394 | 470 | 382 |
Non-Great Britain trailer | No data | No data | No data | No data | 285 | No data | 709 | No data | 398 | No data | 758 | 466 | 561 | 588 | 514 |
Non-Great Britain traffic | No data | No data | No data | No data | 431 | No data | 741 | No data | 661 | No data | 411 | 286 | 317 | 303 | 419 |
Number of checks
Vehicle type | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Great Britain vehicle | 4,516 | 3,613 | 3,383 | 4,030 | 4,594 | 4,226 | 3,489 | No data | 3,773 | No data | 3,609 | 2,445 | 2,621 | 2,694 | 2,575 |
Great Britain trailer | 1,752 | 1,525 | 1,365 | 1,584 | 1,891 | 1,601 | 1,430 | No data | 1,701 | No data | 1,712 | 1,397 | 1,370 | 1,408 | 1,375 |
Great Britain traffic | 4,516 | 3,614 | 3,383 | 4,030 | 4,594 | 4,226 | 3,489 | No data | 3,773 | No data | 3,440 | 2,457 | 2,638 | 2,703 | 2,581 |
Non-Great Britain HGV | No data | No data | No data | No data | 2,015 | No data | 2,784 | No data | 2,778 | No data | 2,715 | 2,410 | 2,581 | 2,660 | 2,534 |
Non-Great Britain trailer | No data | No data | No data | No data | 1,904 | No data | 2,693 | No data | 2,691 | No data | 2,605 | 2,338 | 2,502 | 2,592 | 2,459 |
Non-Great Britain traffic | No data | No data | No data | No data | 2,015 | No data | 2,923 | No data | 2,778 | No data | 2,852 | 2,480 | 2,611 | 2,682 | 2,574 |
3. Vehicle and trailer defect rates
3.1 Total number of vehicle and trailer checks
Vehicle type | Total number checked |
---|---|
Great Britain vehicle | 2,575 |
Great Britain trailer | 1,375 |
Non-Great Britain vehicle | 2,534 |
Non-Great Britain trailer | 2,459 |
PSV condition | 1,461 |
3.2 Vehicle and trailer defect volumes
Vehicle type | Immediate | Delayed | Inspection notice | No defect | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Great Britain vehicle | 82 | 158 | 373 | 1,962 | |
Great Britain trailer | 44 | 91 | 129 | 1,111 | |
Non-Great Britain vehicle | 122 | 260 | 269 | 1,883 | |
Non-Great Britain trailer | 110 | 404 | 158 | 1,787 | |
PSV condition | 45 | 77 | 409 | 930 |
3.3 Vehicle and trailer defect rates
Vehicle type | % Immediate | % Delayed | % Inspection notice | % No defect | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Great Britain vehicle | 3.2% | 6.1% | 14.5% | 76.2% | |
Great Britain trailer | 3.2% | 6.6% | 9.4% | 80.8% | |
Non-Great Britain vehicle | 4.8% | 10.3% | 10.6% | 74.3% | |
Non-Great Britain trailer | 4.5% | 16.4% | 6.4% | 72.7% | |
PSV condition | 3.1% | 5.3% | 28.0% | 63.7% |
4. Traffic offence rate
4.1 Total number of traffic stops
Type | Total number stopped |
---|---|
Great Britain traffic | 2,581 |
Non-Great Britain traffic | 2,574 |
4.2 Traffic offence volumes
Type | Serious | Warning | No traffic offence | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Great Britain traffic | 210 | 57 | 2,314 | |
Non-Great Britain traffic | 419 | 35 | 2,120 |
4.3 Traffic offence rate
Type | % Serious | % Warning | % No traffic offence | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Great Britain traffic | 8.1% | 2.2% | 89.7% | |
Non-Great Britain traffic | 16.3% | 1.4% | 82.4% |
The rise in the serious offence rate for non-Great Britain vehicles is partly due to the introduction of the road user levy this year and some roads users were found not paying it.